Laboratory- and field-based performance-predictions in cross-country skiing and roller-skiing. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 The purpose of the present study was to investigate how various laboratory- and field-based tests predict on-snow cross-country (XC) skiing and roller-skiing performance.
Rune Kjøsen Talsnes +4 more
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Development of Performance, Physiological and Technical Capacities During a Six-Month Cross-Country Skiing Talent Transfer Program in Endurance Athletes [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2020 Purpose: To examine the development of performance, physiological and technical capacities as well as the effect of sport background among runners, kayakers and rowers when transferred to cross-country (XC) skiing over a 6-month training period.Methods ...
Rune Kjøsen Talsnes +5 more
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Performance and Micro-Pacing Strategies in a Freestyle Cross-Country Skiing Distance Race
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 This study examined the micro-pacing strategies during a distance freestyle cross-country (XC) skiing competition. Nine female and 10 male highly trained XC skiers wore a GNSS device during a FIS-sanctioned race.
Craig A. Staunton +7 more
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Physiological Comparisons of Elite Male Visma Ski Classics and National Level Cross-Country Skiers During Uphill Treadmill Roller Skiing [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Longer distance cross-country ski (14–220 km) races such as the Visma Ski Classics (VSC) has recently gained attention in addition to the traditional Olympic distances (5–50 km) associated with cross-country (XC) skiing.
Edvard H. Sagelv +8 more
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Performance and Participation in the ‘Vasaloppet’ Cross-Country Skiing Race during a Century [PDF]
Sports, 2019 This study investigated gender differences in performance and participation and the role of nationality during one century in one of the largest cross-country (XC) skiing events in the world, the ‘Vasaloppet‘ in Sweden.
Nastja Romancuk +5 more
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Sensors, 2018 The automatic classification of cross-country (XC) skiing techniques using data from wearable sensors has the potential to provide insights for optimizing the performance of professional skiers. In this paper, we propose a unified deep learning model for
Jihyeok Jang +6 more
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Long-term development of performance, physiological, and training characteristics in a world-class female biathlete [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term development of performance, physiological, and training characteristics in a world-class female biathlete, with emphasis on differences between junior and senior athlete seasons.MethodsThe ...
Guro Strøm Solli +3 more
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The snow must go on: how German cross-country skiers maintained training and performance in the face of COVID-19 lockdowns [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingBackgroundThe Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 led to disruption of sporting events, with athletes obliged to comply with national lockdown restrictions.PurposeTo investigate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on national-team XC skiers' annual ...
H. Kock +5 more
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Aerobic capacity and respiratory indices of junior cross-country skiers and biathletes during incremental exercise testing [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe present study compared the isocapnic buffering phase (ICB), hypocapnic hyperventilation phase, ventilatory threshold (VT), respiratory compensation point (RCP), and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) among biathlon and cross-country ski athletes during ...
Erkan Tortu +7 more
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Duration-dependent physiological, perceptual, and technical changes during a 2-hour low-intensity training session in female cross-country skiers [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyPurposeThis study investigated duration-dependent physiological, perceptual, and technical changes during a 2-hour low-intensity training (LIT) session in female cross-country (XC) skiers.MethodsTwelve national-level female XC skiers (age:21.4 ± 2.7 ...
Per-Øyvind Torvik +3 more
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